Over £700,000 has been awarded to Edinburgh projects, with Portobello Transition Town project receiving around £180,000 alone for its work to move to a low carbon, sustainable and localised economy.

Another notable project, Greenworks Scotland, is establishing the city's first green building material resource centre, where people can buy reclaimed or re-designed materials, take part in hands-on 'build your own' workshops, and get advice on low carbon living.

Throughout Scotland, ninety projects have received awards totaling over £5.5 million - you can see an interactive map of them here.

And, of course, it's April Fools' day so I'll have a look at some of the amusing antics before the end of the day to lift our spirits.